Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. SYNTHESIS AND CHEMISTRY OF THIOACYLSILANES; CHAPTER 2. IODINE, A VERSATILE REAGENT IN CARBOHYDRATE CHEMISTRY: ACTIVATION OF THIOGLYCOSIDES AND GLYCOSYL SULFOXIDES; CHAPTER 3. RECENT ADVANCES IN THE STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF CHIRAL SULFOXIDES; CHAPTER 4. CYCLIC SULFOXIDES AS CHIRAL AUXILIARIES IN ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS; CHAPTER 5. RECENT ADVANCES IN THE CHEMISTRY OF a, ß-UNSATURATED SULFOXIDES AND SULFONES; CHAPTER 6. ASYMMETRIC PUMMERER REARRANGEMENT AND RELATED REACTIONS; CHAPTER 7. SYNTHESES AND REACTIONS OF SULFINIMINES
Summary
This volume is a testament to the continuing importance of sulfur chemistry, and the tremendous progress that has been made in recent years
